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Chapter 162

Author: Wind Dew
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I had celebrated Colin's birthday with him for three consecutive years. As I couldn't celebrate with him this year, I planned to choose a gift and send it to him.

I hoped he would be happy to receive my gift.

On Saturday afternoon, I had nothing much to do and planned to go out to pick out a gift for Colin. Unexpectedly, Helen called me and asked me to go shopping. It was better to shop with a friend than alone, so I agreed.

She took me to those expensive luxury stores when she heard I wanted to buy a birthday gift.

After shopping for more than two hours, I hadn't bought anything. Meanwhile, she had bought several bags of clothes and shoes.

I found out that she spent more than 300 thousand in two hours. But she complained that the stores had no new products and that made the shopping experience boring.

That was more than 300 thousand. I didn't think I'd be able to spend so much on shopping in my life. Although my family wasn't short of money, I couldn't accept such spending habit
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